British journalist: Zelensky’s election could overthrow the Kremlin regime

This is reported by “Ukrinfrom“, writes the famous British journalist Edward Lucas in his article for the British publication Standpoint “Two Vladimirs”.

“Vladimir could lead to the downfall of Vladimir... The election of Vladimir Zelensky as President of Ukraine is a nightmare for Vladimir Putin and his increasingly frayed regime in Russia,” the journalist writes.

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Lucas is convinced that first of all in Ukraine these elections were held with a completely unpredictable result. After all, Yulia Tymoshenko and Petro Poroshenko were also hoping to win, but the winner was 41-year-old Zelensky, who played the role of an unexpected president from ordinary people in a television series.

“Even the career of Donald Trump, who came to the White House after participating in a reality show, pales against this background,” he notes.

The author reminds that in Russia unexpected changes of power are impossible in its closely controlled political system: “Putin loves surprises, but not when they come from voters,” because in Russia the authorities do not lose elections, because “how is that possible?”

Photo: screenshot Twitter / @ poroshenko

“At the same time, we must pay tribute to President Poroshenko, who did not resort to falsification for the sake of victory. He lost fairly and honorably,” the article says.

According to Lucas, the mere sign that people can make choices in real elections is bad enough for Putin. He destroys the standard narrative of Russian propaganda regarding Ukraine - they say, it is a failed state with a fake democracy.

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“In reality, Ukraine fought back and stopped Russia. The economy, society, and political system of Ukraine came under severe pressure, but Ukraine refused to cave in,” he notes.

The author also notes that the origin of Vladimir Zelensky destroys the myths of Russian propaganda that Ukraine is ruled by “a fascist junta that uses Nazi hooligans to deal with the opposition.”

Photo: website of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine / president.gov.ua

“It turns out that this is not the case. And even Russia's greatest patriots can now see that their rulers lied to them about Ukraine. They may also wonder why Ukrainians can freely choose their government, but Russians cannot,” says Lucas.

The journalist is convinced that, having won the election, Zelensky has a stronger mandate than Putin.

“It has a more powerful message: a powerful cocktail of freedom, legitimacy and dignity, viewing integration with the outside world as an opportunity rather than a threat. At the same time, the Putin regime offers its people stagnation, paranoia and isolation,” he explains.

Lucas is also confident that Zelensky is much stronger in the field of communications than Putin, and gives an example of the response of the new president of Ukraine after Putin’s decree on the “passportization” of Donbass.

He also notes that Zelensky faces a number of major challenges. He has no political experience, he is opposed to parliament and a network of bureaucratic interests, often intertwined with corrupt interests: “He is challenged by external and internal problems. In addition, the Kremlin can increase economic and military pressure and use its influence inside Ukraine.”

“This is why we need to help Zelensky’s new government in every possible way outside of Ukraine. We perceived Ukraine as a bastion against the Kremlin's imperialism. Now the stakes are much higher. Ukraine’s success could pave the way for the long-awaited dawn of democracy and freedom in Russia,” Lucas is convinced.

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